Tulsa will receive about $51 million from the federal government for tech innovations and production projected to create up to 56,000 additional jobs in the next 10 years, officials said.
Read MoreNestled among rows of colorful shoes lining the walls of Silhouette Sneakers & Art, a framed black-and-white photo reminds owner Venita Cooper of the giants whose shoulders she stands on.
Read MoreWhen the Covid-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, Cynthia Rollins had been working remotely as the COO of a software company, based out of San Francisco. With the lockdowns limiting her days to her relatively tiny apartment in the city, she started looking into potential places to move to when she came across Tulsa Remote, a program that has incentivized over 2,500 remote workers from around the country since 2018 with $10,000 of monetary assistance to move to the Oklahoman city.
Read MoreI had just turned down a media job in small-town Missouri when I heard about Tulsa Remote, a grant program that provides $10,000 for mobile workers willing to move to the “Oil Capital of the World” for at least a year.
Read MoreThe federal government has named Tulsa a “Tech Hub” — a designation that opens the door to up to $75 million in federal funding for a local consortium that’s working to establish the region as a global leader in advanced autonomous technologies.
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